It’s not every day that singer-actress Sharon Cuneta, dubbed the country’s Megastar, can act like a fan.

Mega was quite naturally thrilled when daughter KC Concepcion took her to a gala fund-raising dinner for the 10th anniversary of the William J. Clinton Foundation at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on October 13.

Sharon recalled that KC, the country’s ambassador to the UN World Food Program, had met the former US president at the Clinton Global Initiative event in Hong Kong three years ago. Invited to the LA party, KC asked mom to be her “plus one.”

Proud of KC

Mega said she was “especially proud of KC” and that it was “an honor to meet a former US president, especially because I’ve been a Bill Clinton admirer since our days in Boston (when husband, Sen. Francis Pangilinan, studied in Harvard in 1996-1997).” She has read all of Clinton’s books.

Up close, the former president lived up to Mega’s admiration.

“KC reminded him of their meeting in Hong Kong. Napakabait (nice).” And accommodating, she added. “After KC introduced me to him, he got our camera and said: ‘Let John (one of his aides) take it.’ Ang cute!”

As bonus, Mega got to enjoy star-gazing that night.

“(Singer-actress) Barbra Streisand and husband James Brolin, with designer Donna Karan, were two tables away from us,” Sharon recounted. “I got to talk to Barbara. Of course, Hillary Clinton, her daughter Chelsea and Chelsea’s husband, Marc Mezvinsky, were there, too.”

“I told Patricia that I watched all the seasons of (the TV series) ‘Medium’ and she was so sweet,” Sharon reported.

She also singled out another favorite that she saw in the crowd: Julie Benz. “She played Rita, wife of serial killer Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) in one of my favorite TV shows, ‘Dexter.’”

Sharon later learned that actress Jessica Alba was present at the party as well. “But I didn’t get to see her. Among the performers at the dinner were Jerry Lee Lewis and Stevie Nicks.”

After the celebrity-gazing overload, Sharon decided not to catch Clinton’s birthday concert, titled “A Decade of Difference,” at the Hollywood Bowl the following night. “KC watched the show,” she said. “Among the performers were Usher, Lady Gaga, Bono, while two of the presenters were Ellen Degeneres and Ashton Kutcher.”

Needless to say, Mega and KC had a blast during this unique “bonding time” in the United States.

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because her pr department at that time wanted to propel sharon as the star above nora and vilma after that lame film of her reeked box office success LOL. well as years passed by, it turned out to be a dud. since she is a so-called actress, her filmography on the other hand belittles that. it sucks all the way. actually, no de-kalibre directors would want to hire her because of her limited thespic skills unless it was a requisite from her producers.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VXMBIFIIOZQ2UHTV26LCCT2GVQ Sean

she was directed many times by Lino Brocka, you are a noranian or vilmanian?

she was directed by lino brocka because lino agreed to do films for viva (sharon’s home producer) and his income derived from it was used to finance his own independent productions. if lino had a choice, he wouldnt hire sharon.

She call her Mega star because she is very brillant nad famous in her own right.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VXMBIFIIOZQ2UHTV26LCCT2GVQ Sean

SHE WAS CALLED THE ‘MEGASTAR EVEN BEFORE THE ERA OF THE 90’s
ALL HER MOVIES THEN WERE ALL BLOCKBUSTERS
SHE’S MORE THAN 3 DECADES IN SHOWBIZ
THIN OR NOT SHARON IS THE BEST OF ALL THE ARTIST IN THE PHILIPPINES
NUMBER ONE RECORDING ARTIST,WITH A DIAMOND RECORD AWARD TO HER NAME
GRANDSLAM BEST ACTRESS
HALL OF FAMER BOX-OFFICE QUEEN OF PHILIPPINE MOVIES
INTERNATIONAL BEST ACTRESS
GRAND SLAM BEST TV HOST
CONCERT QUEEN HRE AND ABROAD
SHE IS THE ONLY ASIAN ARTIST THAT CAN FULL A CONCERT AT SHRINE AUDITORIUM IN LA,USA
SHE IS TV COMMERCIAL QUEEN OF ALL TIME,AND MANY,MANY MORE AWARDS

NOW ,TELL ME,WHO IS YOUR OWN STAR,YOU ARE JEALOUS OF SHARON CUNETA
SHE CALLED MEGASTAR FOR NOTHING
NO ONE CAN BEAT HER RECORDS

I’m really sick and tired of these Filipinos commenting on anyone just to find fault. Indeed, this is a very sickening Filipino mentality. When can we move on from this bad attitude? Filipinos are always complaining for the country’s backward performance yet, they failed to realize that their worst problem is their mentality.

rnold rmada

I just want to commend Sharon for raising a beautiful daughter in KC. I am not just refering to her physical attributes (that’s a given) but also to what’s inside this young lady’s heart. Her involvement with the UN, Clinton Global Initiatives and other humanitarian projects is truly an inspiration to all. She may be another Audrey Hepburn in the making. Great job! Sharon